Tool-handle



T.BATES TOOL HANDLE.

(No Model.)

No. 259.079. Patented June 6,1882.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

THOMAS BATES, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

TOOL-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '259,079, dated June 6, 1882. Application filed November 26, 1881. (Ne model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs BATEs, of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented e' new and Improved Universal Tool-Handle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is tobe had to the accompanyin g drawings, forming part of this specificetion', in which similerletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. t

Figure 1 is e sectional elevetion of my iniproved handle. Fig. 2 is e side elevation of the hinged and adjnsteblejnws. Fig. 3 is an end View of the handle. Fig. 4 is e sectional view of the jews', taken on the line w :v of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the key used to loosen and tighten the jaws, and Fig. G is :t perspeetive view of the take-up ring.

A represents the handle,'which is hollow froni end to end and provided with the heavy metal ring or ferrule B; and G G represent the jews, which are hinged at their inner ends to the screw-threaded bolt D, which enters the headed internally-threaded nut E, which en; ters and is adapted to be turned in the buttend of the hnndle, as shown in Fig. l, for loosening and tightening thejaws. Thejews are formed with the side fienges, jj, which lap past the main faces of the jews, as shown in Fig. 4, and'inclose the tung or upper end of the tool, and thus prevent the tool from turning sidewise between the jews. These side fianges do not eXtend to the endsof the jaws, but are made so as to form the shoulders or stops t' i, as shown in Figs. l and 2, to limit the distance ot' insertion ot' the tool. The inner faces of the jnws are formed with the shal- 1.w gutters e c, ndapted to hold the shanks of awls and other similar snnll implements or tools.

When small -tools are to be held in the handle the take-up ring or sleeve J is to be put upon the jaws, which is ,of smaller diameter of bore than the ferrule B, and, owlng to the enlargenent ot' the jzws near their onter ends, will quickly cause the faces of the jaws to be forced close together when the jaws are drawn up bythe nut E. For large tools this ring or sleeve J will not be needed, as the ferrnle B will cause thejnws to be clasped firmly upon the shank ot'the tools t'or holding them securely.

The head of the screw or nut E is formed with the holes g g, in which the projections 71, h of the wrench li are adapted to be placed for turning the screw or nut for loosen'ing and tightening the jnws. I

By this Construction of the hnndle it will be seen that the tool will be firmly end securely held between the juws, end that the landle is adapted to holdboth large and small tools with equal facility. t

In some instnnces the sleeve'or nut E, instead of having the holes gg, adapting the same to be used with the wrencl H, will be forned with crense, like an ordinary woodscrew, to be turned with nn ordiner-y screwdriver or with :L small especinlly-adapted wrench forned with e suitable edge or lip for engnging with the crense of the nut.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- V e 1. The jaws of a tool-holder provided wit side flanges,f f, overlapping their main faces on opposite sidesand in opposite directions, coming short of the length of the jaws and forning shoulders it', as shown and described.

2 Thecombinetion, with the hollow handle A, the ferrule B, and the adjustable hinged jaws having shallow gutters e e, of the sleeve J, wherehysnnll tools may be Conveniently held, as set t'ortl.

THOMAS BATES. 

